The Taira clan was a major Japanese clan of samurai.
Taira may also refer to:
The Taira (平) was one of the four most important clans that dominated Japanese politics during the Heian, Kamakura and Muromachi periods of Japanese history – the others being the Minamoto, the Fujiwara, and the Tachibana. The clan is divided into four major groups, named after the emperors they descended from: Kanmu Heishi, Ninmyō Heishi, Montoku Heishi, and Kōkō Heishi.
Taira no Masakado was a Heian period provincial magnate (gōzoku) and samurai based in eastern Japan, notable for leading the first recorded uprising against the central government in Kyōto.
Watanabe is a Japanese surname derived from the noble and samurai Watanabe clan, a branch of the Minamoto clan, descending from the Emperor Saga (786-842), the 52nd Emperor of Japan, and refers to a location called 'Watanabe no tsu' which was settled by the Watanabe clan, who took the name of the place. It was located in the medieval period near the mouth of the Yodogawa River in Settsu Province, in present-day city of Osaka.
Sumie or Sumi-e or Sumi e or variation, may also refer to:
Choji or Chōji may refer to:
Shinken Taira was a Japanese martial artist, born as Shinken Maezato in 1897 on Kume island in the Ryūkyū archipelago.
Hibiki is a Japanese word which can be translated as "echo" or "resonance" among other meanings. It may refer to:
Yoshiki is a masculine Japanese given name.
Abe is the 25th most common Japanese surname. Less common variants are 安倍, 安部 and 阿倍. Notable people with the surname include:
Susumu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Endō, Endo, Endou or Endoh is the 38th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Yoshihisa is a masculine Japanese given name.
Tomi Taira was a Japanese actress with a long history of performing in Okinawan theatre. She was mainly active as an actress, narrator, dialect coach and in other capacities in shows and films taking place in Okinawa and in projects otherwise representing the region, as well as working more directly and officially with the Okinawa Tourist Bureau in promoting the island prefecture.
Tsuchiya is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ryōhei, Ryohei, Ryouhei or Ryohhei is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Tatsurō, Tatsuro or Tatsurou is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Hirata is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kentarō Taira is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Kaima Taira is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Taira Uematsu is a Japanese professional baseball coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is from Tateyama City, Japan. He attended Southern Illinois University, majoring in kinesiology. He is the first full-time Japanese coach in MLB history.